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Russia is a country with a fairly high level of urbanization. Today, in our country there are 15 million cities. What cities in Russia are leading at the current moment? The answer to this question you will find in this exciting article.

Urbanization and Russia

Urbanization is the achievement or science of our modernity? It is difficult to answer this question. After all, this process is characterized by huge contradictory, provoking both positive and negative consequences.

Under this concept, in a broad sense, the growth of the role of the city in a person's life is understood. This process, broken into our life in the twentieth century, thoroughly changed not only the reality, but also the person himself.

From the point of view of mathematics, urbanization is an indicator noting the share of the country's urban population or region. Those countries in which this indicator exceeds 65% are considered highly generalized. In the Russian Federation, about 73% of the population lives in cities. The list of cities of Russia can be found below.

It should be noted that the processes of urbanization in Russia took place (and pass) in two aspects:

1. The emergence of new cities that covered new spaces of the country.
2. Expansion of existing cities and the formation of large agglomerations.

History of Russian cities

In 1897, within the limits of modern Russia, All-Russian counted 430 cities. Most of them were small cities, only seven were large at that time. And they all were up to the line of the Ural Mountains. But in Irkutsk - the current center of Siberia - there were hardly 50 thousand inhabitants.

After a century, the situation with cities in Russia has changed radically. It is possible that the main reason for this was quite a reasonable regional policy, conducted by the Soviet authorities in the twentieth century. One way or another, by 1997, the number of cities in the country increased to 1087, and the share of the urban population increased to 73 percent. At the same time, cities increased twenty three times! And today there are almost 50% of the total population of Russia.

Thus, only a hundred years passed, and Russia was transformed from the country of villages to the state of large cities.

Russia - country of megalopolis

The largest cities of Russia in terms of population are unevenly distributed in its territory. Most of them are located in the most populated part of the country. Moreover, in Russia there is a steady trend towards the formation of agglomerations. It is they who form that frame grid (socio-economic and cultural), on which the entire settlement system is rushing, as well as the country's economy.

850 cities (from 1087) are located within European Russia and Urals. By area, this is just 25% of the territory of the state. But on extensive Siberian and Far Eastern expanses - only 250 cities. This nuance extremely complicates the process of mastering the Asian part of Russia: the shortage of large megacities is felt here particularly acute. After all, there are colossal mineral deposits. However, they simply define them.

The Russian north also cannot boast a thick network of large cities. For this region, the focal settlement of the population is also characteristic. The same can be said about the south of the country, where only lonely and brave cities "survive" in the mountain and foothill regions "survive".

So is it possible to call Russia a country of big cities? Of course. Nevertheless, in this country, with its huge expanses and colossal natural resources, the shortage of large cities is still felt.

The largest cities of Russia in terms of population: Top-5

As mentioned above, in the territory of Russia as of 2015 there are 15 million cities. This title, as you know, receives the locality, the number of residents of which exceeded one million.

So, we will list the largest cities of Russia in terms of population:

1. Moscow (from 12 to 14 million inhabitants in different data).
2. St. Petersburg (5.13 million people).
3. Novosibirsk (1.54 million people).
4. Ekaterinburg (1.45 million people).
5. Nizhny Novgorod (1.27 million people).

If you carefully analyze in terms of population (namely, its upper part), then one interesting feature can be seen. This is a sufficiently large gap in the number of residents between the first, second and third line of this rating.

Thus, over twelve millions of people live in the capital, in St. Petersburg - about five million. But the third largest city of Russia is Novosibirsk - inhabit total one and a half million inhabitants.

Moscow - the largest megapolis planet

The capital of the Russian Federation is among the largest megacities of the world. How many residents live in Moscow - to say it is very difficult. Official sources talk about twelve million people, unofficial - call other numbers: from thirteen to fifteen million. Experts, in turn, predict that in the coming decades, the population of Moscow may increase to twenty million people at all.

Moscow is included in the list of 25 so-called "global" cities (according to Foreign Policy magazine). These are those cities that make the highest contribution to the development of world civilization.

Moscow is not only a significant industrial, political, scientific and educational and financial center of Europe, but also the tourist center. Four objects of the Russian capital are included in UNESCO heritage list.

Finally...

In total, about 25% of the country's population live in 15 million cities of Russia. And all these cities continue to attract an increasing number of people.

The largest in the number of the city of Russia is, of course, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk. All of them possess significant industrial, cultural, as well as scientific and educational potential.

There are cities in the world with a large number of population. And nothing else, if the city occupies a large territory, and the crowded population in it is small. And if the land is very small? It happens that the country is small, and around the city of the rock and the sea? So you have to build a city up. At the same time, the population of 1 square kilometer is growing rapidly. The city from simple becomes denselylen. Immediately note that the population density is taken into account here, while there are other ratings, the megalopolises are located in the area, the number of residents, the number of skyscrapers, as well as many other parameters. On LiFeglobe you can find most of these ratings. We proceed directly to our list. So what are the biggest cities of the world?

Top 10 of the most densely populated cities in the world.

1. Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city in China and one of the largest cities in the world, located in the Delta of the Yangtze River. One of the four cities of the Central Submission of the PRC, an important financial and cultural center of the country, as well as the world's largest seaport. By the beginning of the XX century. Shanghai turned from a small fishing town to the most important city of China and the third financial center of the world after London and New York. In addition, the city became the center of mass culture, vice, intellectual disputes and political intrigues in republican China. Shanghai is the financial and shopping center of China. Market reforms in Shanghai began in 1992 - for a decade later than in the southern provinces. Prior to that, most of the revenues of the city went irretrievably in Beijing. Even after the tax burden in 1992, the tax revenues from Shanghai accounted for 20-25% of the receipts from all over China (until the 1990s, this figure was about 70%). Today, Shanghai The largest and most developed city of Continental China. In 2005, Shanghai became the world's largest port on the volume of cargo turnover (443 million tons of goods).

According to the 2000 census, the population of the entire territory of Shanghai (including the Neorbitan Zone) is 16.738 million people, this indicator also includes temporarily living in Shanghai, the number of 3.871 million people. Since the previous 1990 census, the population of Shanghai increased by 3.396 million people, or 25.5%. Men make up 51.4% of the population of the city, women - 48.6%. Children under 14 are 12.2% of the population, the age group of 15-64 years - 76.3%, elderly over 65 - 11.5%. 5.4% of the Shanghai population are illiterate. In 2003, there were 13.42 million in Shanghai in Shanghai, more than 5 million people. They live and work in Shanghai unofficially, of which about 4 million are seasonal workers, mainly from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. The average life expectancy in 2003 was 79.80 years old (men - 77.78 years old, women - 81.81 years).

Like many other regions of China, Shanghai is experiencing a construction boom. Modern Shanghai architecture is distinguished by its unique style, in particular, the upper floors of high-rise buildings engaged in restaurants, in shape resemble flying plates. Most buildings under construction in Shanghai are high-rise residential buildings, differing in height, color and design. Organizations responsible for planning the development of the city are now more attention to the creation of green zones and parks in the framework of residential complexes to improve the quality of the life of the Shanghai, which is quite consistent with the slogan of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai slogan: "The best city is the best life." Historically, Shanghai was very waged, and now he is still increasingly takes on the role of the chief center for China's communication with the West. One example of this is the opening of the information center for the exchange of medical knowledge between Western and Chinese health institutions PAC-MED MEDICAL Exchange. In Pudun there are homes and streets, very similar to business and residential areas of modern American and Western European cities. Nearby are large international trade and hotel zones. Despite the high population density and a large number of visitors, Shanghai is known for a very low crime rate towards foreigners.

As of January 1, 2009, the population of Shanghai is 18,884,600, if the area of \u200b\u200bthis city is 6,340 km.kv, and the population density-2,683 people per km.kv.

2. Karachi.

Karachi (Karachi), the largest city, the main economic center and the seaport of Pakistan, is located at the Indian River Delta, 100 km from his sign in the Arabian Sea. Administrative center of the province of Sind. Population for 2004 10.89 million people. In early 18 century. At the site of the fisheries village of Beljej Kalachi. From the end of the 18th century In the rulers of Sinda from the Talpur dynasty - the main Syndski maritime and shopping center on the Arabian coast. In 1839, it becomes the naval base of Great Britain, in 1843-1847 - the capital of the province of Sind, and then the main city of the region, which was part of the Bombaian presidency. Since 1936 - the capital of the province of Sind. In 1947-1959 - the capital of Pakistan. The extensive geographical location of the city located in a convenient natural harbor has contributed to its rapid growth and development in the colonial period and especially after the section in 1947 British India into two independent states - India and Pakistan.

The transformation of Karachi to the main political and economic center of the country led to a rapid increase in population number, mainly due to the influx of immigrants from the outside: for 1947-1955. from 350 thousand people Up to 1.5 million people - Karachi - the largest city of the country and belongs to the number of the largest cities in the world. Chief Trade and Economic and Financial Center Pakistan, Sea Port (15% of GDP and 25% of tax revenues to the budget). About 49% of the country's industrial production are concentrated in Karachi and suburbs. Plants: Metallurgical Plant (largest in the country, built with the assistance of the USSR, 1975-85), oil refining, machine-building, automotional, ship repair, chemical, cement plants, pharmaceutical, tobacco, textile, food, food (sugar) industry (concentrated in several industrial areas : City - Sind Industriel Trading Evailt, Landha, Malir, Coranga, etc. The largest commercial banks, branches of foreign banks, central offices and departments of insurance companies, stock and cotton exchanges, offices of the largest shopping companies (including foreign). International Airport (1992). Port Karachi (freight turnover over 9 million tons per year) serves up to 90% of the country's maritime turnover and is the largest port of South Asia. Naval base.
The largest cultural and scientific center: University, Research Institutions, University of Medical Sciences Aga-Khan, Center for Eastern Medicine Fund Hamard, National Museum of Pakistan, Museum of Naval Forces. Zoo (in the former city gardens, 1870). Mausoleum of Caed and Azam M. A. Ginny (1950s), University of Synda (founded in 1951, M. Ekoshar), Art Center (1960). In architectural terms, the central streets built up between world wars buildings are interesting. from local rose limestone and sandstone. Business Center Karachi - Streets of Shara-I-Fayasal, Ginn Road and Chandrigar Road with buildings mainly 19-20 centuries: High Court (start of 20 century, Neoclassica), Hotel Pearl-Continenthal (1962), architects W. Tableler and Z. Patkhan), State Bank (1961, architects J. L. Ricci and A. Kayum). In the north-west of Ginn Road - the old town with narrow streets, single and two-storey houses. In the south - the fashionable area of \u200b\u200bClifton, built up mainly by villas. Buildings 19 V are also highlighted. In the indoor style - Frier-Hall (1865) and Empress Market (1889). Saddar, Zepama, Tarik Road - the main shopping streets of the city, on which hundreds of shops and shops are located. Significantly the number of modern high-rise buildings, fashionable hotels (Avari, Mariott, Sheraton) and shopping centers.

For 2009, the population of this city is 18,140,625, an area of \u200b\u200b3,530 km.kv, population density of 5,139 people. at km.kv.

3.stambul

One of the most important reasons for the transformation of Istanbul to the world metropolis was the geographical location of the city. Istanbul, which is at the intersection of 48 degrees of northern latitude and 28 degrees of Eastern longitude, the only city in the world, which is located on two continents. Istanbul lies on 14 hills, each of which has its own name, but now we will not tire you with their transfer. It should be noted the following - the city consists of three unequal parts, to which the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn are separated (a small bay of 7 km long). On the European side: the historic peninsula, located in the south of the Golden Horn, and in the north of the Golden Horn - the districts of Beiol, Galata, Taxim, Beşiktash, in the Asian side - "New Town". On the European continent there are numerous shopping and service centers, in Asian - mostly residential areas.

In general, Istanbul, 150 km long, and a width of 50 km, has an approximate area of \u200b\u200b7,500 km. But no one knows his genuine borders, he is about to go with the city of Izmit in the East. With continuous migration from the village (up to 500,000 per year), the population is intensively increasing. Every year, 1,000 new streets appear in the city, and new residential areas are being built up in the West East Axis. The population is increasingly increasing by 5% per year, i.e. Every 12 years multiplied in double size. Every 5 resident of Turkey lives in Istanbul. The number of tourists visiting this wonderful city reaches 1.5 million. The number of people's population itself is definitely unknown, officially, 12 million people lived in the city, although now this figure has increased to 15 million, and some argue that In Istanbul already live 20 million people.

Tradition says that the founder of the city in the VII century BC. There was a Megar leader, a visant, which Delphic Oracle predicted, where it is better to arrange a new settlement. The place was really very successful - the cape between the two seas is black and marble, half in Europe, half in Asia. In the 4th century AD The Roman Emperor Konstantin chose the settlement of Byzantium for the construction of a new capital of the Empire, which in his honor was called Constantinople. After the fall of Rome in 410, Constantinople finally approved as the undisputed political center of the Empire, which since then was already called not Roman, but Byzantine. The highest heyday city reached the emperor Justinian. It was a center for fabulous wealth and inconceivable luxury. In the 9th century, the population of Constantinople numbered about a million people! The main streets had sidewalks and canopies, they were decorated with fountains and columns. It is believed that a copy of Constantinople architecture represents Venice Where, on the portal of the Holy Brand Cathedral, bronze horses were installed, taken from Constantinople hippodrome after the plundering of the city by the Crusaders in 1204.
For 2009, the population of this city is 16,767,433, an area of \u200b\u200b2,106 km.kv, population density of 6,521 people. at km.kv.

4.Thiso

Tokyo - the capital of Japan, its administrative, financial, cultural and industrial center. Located in the southeastern part of Honshu Island, on Kanto Plain in the Bay of the Tokyo Bay of the Pacific Ocean. Area - 2 187 km.kv. The population is 15,570,000 people. Population density - 5,740 people / km.kv, the highest among Japan's prefectures.

Officially, Tokyo is not a city, but one of the prefectures, more precisely, the metropolitan district, the only one in this class. Its territory, in addition to the part of Honshu Island, includes several small islands to the south of him, as well as the islands of Ince and Ogasavara. Tokyo District consists of 62 administrative units - cities, villages and rural communities. When "Tokyo's city" says, they usually mean 23 special areas in the metropolitan district, which from 1889 to 1943 constituted the administrative unit of Tokyo, and now they themselves are equal in status to cities; Everyone has their own mayor and the city council. The metropolitan government is headed by a nationwide elected governor. The government headquarters is located in Shinjuku, which is the municipal center of the district. The State Government and the Imperial Palace of Tokyo is also located in Tokyo (the outdated name is also used - the Tokyo Imperial Castle) is the main residence of Japanese emperors.

Although Tokyo's area inhabited the tribes still in the Stone Age, the city began to play an active role in history relatively recently. In the XII century, the Local Warrior Edo Tarot Sigenada here was built here. According to the tradition, the name of Edo he received at the place of residence. In 1457, Ota Docan, the ruler of the city of Kanto under the Japanese sigunate, built the castle of Edo. In 1590, they convinced Ieais Tokugawa, the founder of the clan of Sögunov. Thus, Edo became the capital of Syugunat, Kyoto remained the imperial capital. IEYASU was created long-term management institutions. The city rapidly growed up and by the XVIII century became one of the largest cities in the world. In 1615, IEYASi's army destroyed his opponents - clan Toytoma, thereby obtaining absolute power for about 250 years. As a result of the restoration of Maidzi in 1868, Sögunat came to the end, in September, the Emperor Mutsukhito suffered here the capital, calling her "Eastern Capital" - Tokyo. This gave rise to a debate, whether Kyoto can still remain the capital. In the second half of the XIX century, the industry began to grow rapidly, then shipbuilding. In 1872, the Tokyo-Iokohama railway was built, in 1877 - Cobe-Osaka-Tokyo. Until 1869, the city was called Edo. On September 1, 1923, the largest earthquake (7-9 points on the Richter scale) occurred in Tokyo and the surrounding area. Almost half of the city was destroyed, a strong fire broke out. About 90,000 people became victims. Although the plan of reconstruction turned out to be very expensive, the city became partially recovered. The city again suffered seriously during World War II. The city was subjected to massive air attacks. Only at one raid killed more than 100,000 inhabitants. Many wooden buildings burned down, the old imperial palace suffered. After the war, Tokyo was occupied by the military, during the Korean War he became a major military center. There were still several American bases (Military base of okota, etc.). In the middle of the 20th century, the country's economy began to be rapidly reborn (which was characterized as an "economic miracle"), in 1966 it became the second largest economy in the world. Renaissance from military injuries proved to hold the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, where the city has advantageously pointed itself in the international arena. Since the 70s, Tokyo overwhelmed the workforce wave from rural areas, which resulted in the further development of the city. By the end of the 80s, he became one of the most dynamically developing cities on Earth. On March 20, 1995, a gas attack was occurred in the Tokyo Metro using Zarina. The terrorist attack was carried out by the religious sect Aum Sinico. As a result, over 5,000 people were injured, 11 of them died. Seismic activity in the Tokyo area led to the beginning of discussions on the transfer of the capital of Japan to another city. Troy candidates are named: Nas (300 km north), Higashino (not far from Nagano, Central Japan) and a new city in the province of MIE, not far from Najoy (450 km west Tokyo). A government decision has already been received, although no further actions are undertaken. Currently, Tokyo continues to develop. Consistently implemented projects for the creation of artificial islands. The most prominent project is an exe, which is now the main shopping and entertainment center.

5. Mumbai

The history of the emergence of Mumbai - the dynamic modern city, the financial capital of India and the administrative center of Maharashtra is rather unusual. In 1534, Sultan Gujarat lost to the group of seven not the right islands to Portuguese, and those, in turn, gave them to the Portuguese Princess Catharina of the Braganca on her wedding day with the king of England Carl II in 1661. In 1668, the British government passed the island The rental of the Ost-India company for 10 pounds of gold per year, and gradually Mumbai grew into the Center for Trade. In 1853, the railway line was laid from Mumbai to Thana, and in 1862 a tremendous land management project turned seven islands into a single whole - Mumbai got on the way to turn into the largest metropolis. During its existence, the city has changed the name four times, and for those who are not an expert in geography, more familiar his former name is Bombay. Mumbam, according to the historical name of the locality, he began to be called again in 1997. Today it is a lively city with a pronounced nature: the largest industrial and commercial center, it is still actively interested in the theater and other arts. In Mumbai, the chief center of the film industry India is also a Bollywood.

Mumbai is the most populated city of India: In 2009, the population of the city was 13,922,125 people. Together with satellite cities, it forms the fifth largest city agglomeration of the world with a population of 21.3 million people. The area occupied by a large Mumbai is 603.4 square meters. KM.GOROD pulled out along the coast of the Arabian Sea by 140 km.

6. Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina, the administrative, cultural and economic center of the country and one of the largest cities of South America.

Buenos Aires is located at a distance of 275 km from the Atlantic Ocean in a well-protected bay of the Bay of La Plata, on the right bank of the Riachuelo River. The average air temperature in July is +10 degrees, and in January +24. The amount of precipitation in the city is 987 mm per year. The capital is located in the northeastern part of Argentina, on a flat locality, in a subtropical natural belt. The natural vegetation of the neighborhood of the city is presented typical for meadow steppes and savannas by the rocks of trees and herbs. The Big Buenos Aires includes 18 suburbs, the total area is 3646 square kilometers.

The population of the Capital of Argentina itself is 3,050,728 (2009, the rating) of a person, which is 275 thousand (9.9%) more than in 2001, (2 776 138, census). In total, in the urban agglomeration, including numerous suburbs, directly adjacent to the capital, resides 13 356 715 (2009, evaluation). Residents of Buenos Aires have a hot nickname - Porteno (letters. Residents of the port). The population of the capital and suburbs is rapidly increasing, including due to immigration of migrant workers from Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and other neighboring countries. The city is very multinational, but the main division of communities occurs in class, and not on racial lines as in the United States. The main part of the population is Spaniards and Italians, descendants of both settlers of the Spanish colonial period of 1550-1815. And a more numerous wave of European immigrants in Argentina in 1880-1940. About 30% - metises and representatives of other nations, among which communities are allocated: Arabs, Jews, British, Armenians, Japanese, Chinese and Koreans, also a large number of immigrants from neighboring countries, primarily from Bolivia and Paraguay, recently from Korea , China and Africa. In the colonial period in the city, the groups of Indians, methots and black slaves were noticeable, gradually dissolved in the South European population, although their cultural and genetic influences are noticeable today. Thus, the genes of modern residents of the capital are quite mixed compared to white Europeans: on average, residents of the capital by 71.2% European, by 23.5% Indian and 5.3% African. At the same time, depending on the quarter, African impurities vary from 3.5% to 7.0%, and Indian from 14.0% to 33%. . State language in the capital is Spanish. Other languages \u200b\u200b- Italian, Portuguese, English, German and French - now practically emerged from use as relatives due to the mass assimilation of immigrants of the second half of the XIX - beginning. XX centuries., But still taught as foreign. During the mass influx of Italians (especially neapolitans), the mixed Italian-Spanish Socioletect Longardo, which gradually disappeared, was gradually disappeared, but left traces in the local language version of Spanish (see Spanish in Argentina). Among the believing population of the city, most are adherents of Catholicism, the insignificant part of the residents of the capital profess Islam and Judaism, but in general the level of religiosity is extremely low, since the light-liberal lifestyle prevails. The city is divided into 47 administrative districts, the division was originally based on binding to Catholic parishes, and remained such up to 1940.

7. Dakka.

The name of the city is formed on behalf of the Hindu goddess of the fertility of Durga or from the name of the Dhaka tropical tree, which gives a valuable resin. Dhaka is located on the northern shore of the stormy river Burigand almost in the center of the country and more like the legendary Babylon than on the modern capital. Dhaka is a river port in Delta Ganges Brahmaputra, as well as the center of water tourism. Despite the fact that the water travel is sufficiently slow, the water transport in the country is well developed, safe and widely used. The oldest section of the city, lying north of the coastline, is the ancient shopping center of the Empire of the Great Mughal. In the old town there is an unfinished fortress - Fort Labad, dated 1678, in which the Mausoleum is Bibi Paris (1684). Also worth paying attention to more than 700 mosques, including the famous Hussein Dalan, located in the Old Town. Now the Old Town is an extensive area between the two main water transport terminals, Sadarghat and Badam Tol, where the impressions of the observation of the daily life of the river are especially charming and interesting. Also in the old part of the city there are traditional large oriental bazaars.

Population of the city - 9,724,976 residents (2006), with suburbs - 12,560 thousand people (2005).

8. Manila

Manila - the capital and the main city of the Central region of the Republic of Philippines, which occupies the Philippine Islands in the Pacific Ocean. In the west of the island is washed by the South China Sea, in the north, coexist with Taiwan through the Strait of Bashi. Located on Luzon Island (the largest in the archipelago), the Menila metropolis includes, in addition to the manila actually, four more cities and 13 municipalities. The name of the city comes from two Tagalog (local Filipino) words "May" in the meaning of "be" and "Nilad" - the name of the initial settlement located off the coast of the Pasig River and the Bay. Before the conquest of Manila by the Spaniards in 1570, Muslim tribes lived on the islands, which were intermediaries in the Chinese trade with South Asian merchants. After the brutal struggle, the Spaniards occupied the ruins of Manila, which the aborigines set fire to, fleeing the invaders. After 20 years, the Spaniards returned and built defensive structures. In 1595, Manila became the capital of the archipelago. From that time until the XIX century, Manila was the center of trade between the Philippines and Mexico. With the arrival of Europeans, the Chinese were limited in free trade and repeatedly rebelled against the colonists. In 1898, the Americans invaded the Philippines, and after several years of the War, the Spaniards gave them their colony. Then the US-Philippine War began, which ended in 1935 by the independence of the islands. During the period of US domination in Manila, several light and food industry enterprises, oil processing factories, manufacturing construction materials were opened. In the second world war, the Philippines occupied the Japanese. The ultimate independence of the state found in 1946. Currently, Manila is the main seaport, the financial and industrial center of the country. Plants and factories of the capital produce electrical engineering, chemicals, clothing, products, tobacco, etc. The city has several markets and shopping centers with low prices attracting visitors from the whole of the republic. In recent years, the role of tourism has been growing.

For 2009, the population of this city is 12,285,000.

9. Delhi

Delhi (Delhi) is the capital of India, a city with a 13 millionth population, which is not to avoid most travelers. The city in which all classic Indian contrasts are fully manifested - grand temples and dirty slums, bright holidays of life and quiet death in the gentlemen. The city, in which a simple Russian person is difficult to live for more than two weeks, after which it will start quietly go crazy - an incessant movement, universal fuss, noise and gaps, an abundance of dirt and poverty will be a good test for you. Like any city with a thousand-year history, Delhi has many interesting places worthy of visiting. Most of them is located in two districts of the city - Old and New Delhi, between which is the area of \u200b\u200bPahar Ganj, where most independent travelers stop (Main Bazaar). The most interesting sights of Delhi can be attributed to Jama Masjid Mosque, Lodi Park (Humayun Tomb), Kutab Minar (QUTB Minar), Lotus Temple (Lotus Temple), Lakshmi Narayana Temple (Lakshmi Narayana ), Military fortresses Lal Qila and Purana Qila.

For 2009, the population of this city is 11,954,127

10. Moscow

Moscow is a huge megapolis, consisting of nine administrative districts, which include hundred and twenty administrative districts, there are many parks, gardens, forest parks on the territory of Moscow.

The first written mention of Moscow refers to 1147. But settlements on the site of the modern city were significantly earlier, in time removed from us, according to some historians, for 5 thousand years. However, all this refers to the field of legends and speculation. No matter how it happened, but in the XIII century Moscow is the Center for Independent Principality, and by the end of the XV century. It becomes the capital of a creative common Russian state. Since then, Moscow is one of the largest cities in Europe. Over the centuries, Moscow is an outstanding center of communional culture, science, art.

The largest city in the population is the city of Russia and Europe (the population as of July 1, 2009 - 10.527 million people), the center of the Moscow City Agglomeration. Also included in the top ten largest cities in the world.

Even in the tenth century, in the Western European chronicles, the name of Russia, as "Gardaria" - "Country Cities" is found. Indeed, the population of Veliky Novgorod, Ladoga and other ancient Russian cities at that time ten times the population of London or Paris.

With the development of eastern frontiers, all new urban settlements were based. In modern Russia, 15 cities whose population exceeds a million. Let's go on a trip to the endless Russian expanses and visit the largest cities of Russia.

The population is ≈ 1.02 million

The population of the city on the Volga today has 1.02 million people, and once it was a small settlement on the Big Volzhsky trading path.

After the collapse of the Golden Horde, the fortress Tsaritsyn becomes a guard town, and is first mentioned in the historical source in 1579. If we consider the biggest cities of Russia in the area, then Volgograd firmly occupies an honorable 3rd place.

Today, the Hero Hero Volgograd is not only a major industrial center, but also one of the most beautiful in Russia, with many sights.

The population is ≈ 1.04 million.

The cradle of the Russian Navy was founded in 1586, although the royal decree on the founding of the fortress at the River Voronezh until today was not found.

At the beginning of the XVIII century, the city becomes the center of the Azov province, which, after Peter I, is renamed to Voronezh. Throughout the period, Voronezh plays an important role in the economy and cultural life of Russia.

Today, 1 million 40 thousand inhabitants of different nationalities of the Russian Federation live in the city.

The population is ≈ 1.05 million

The city-port at Kame was founded in 1723, although the first mention of settlements in this place belongs to the beginning of the XVII century. In the Soviet period, namely from 1940 to 1957, the city was called Molotov.

Before the revolution of 1917, the first university was opened in the Urals in Perm, and today there are 14 independent universities in the city, 40 branches of Moscow and St. Petersburg institutions, academies and universities.

And the famous city with a population of 1 million 50 thousand, became even more popular after the release of the series "Real Guys".

The population is ≈ 1.08 million

The article about the major cities of Russia, Krasnoyarsk rightfully occupies the place of a large industrial, cultural and educational center of Central and Eastern Siberia.

Today, the population of the city is 1.08 million, and once the territory of the Einisei intercourse and Kachi occupied the nomadic tribes of the Yenisei Kyrgyz.

In the city, stretching at both shores of the Siberian River, many large bridges, and one of the attractions of Krasnoyarsk is located on the ten-tier bill.

The population is ≈ 1.115 million.

The Bashkiria administrative center received its name in the Middle Ages on the name of the Ufa's River, although historians and local historians are still arguing about the exact translation of this word.

1 million 115 thousand inhabitants live in Ufa, and this is the most important industrial and cultural center of republican significance. Interestingly, in the population of the population, Ufa opens the 4th dozen.

There are important museums with valuable artifacts and amazing expositions of folk art.

The population is ≈ 1.125 million.

In the ancient period, the mouth of Done was chosen by the Greeks and put their policy of Tanais here, then it was part of the Tmutarakan principality, and with the arrival of the Turks, the fortress of Azov was erected.

The foundation of the Russian fortress on Don took place according to the literacy of Elizabeth Petrovna in 1749. Today's Rostov on the Great River is one of the largest Russian megalopolises with a population of 1.125 million inhabitants.

In Rostov, many parks and wonderful places of recreation, including the embankment of Don.

The population is ≈ 1.169 million.

Venetian cartographers in 1367 celebrated on the maps of the Pier on the Samara River, but the first settlements on the site of modern Samara refer to the first millennium of our era.

In the Soviet period, the city was named Kuibyshev, but in 1991 Samara returned the historical name. In 1989 he reached the greatest number of residents, and today in terms of population at 1.169 million. It is located in the 9th place among the largest in the number of cities of Russia.

From the famous monuments it is worth named, Chapaev, Vysotsky, as well as the monumental complex "Glory".

The population is ≈ 1.178 million.

Where Irtysh merges with Omw, spread his quarters and residential microdistrics Omsk, whose population is 1 million 178 thousand people.

The administrative center of the Omsk region, besides the most important transport, industrial and financial center of South-West Siberia. Through Omsk passes the Trans-Siberian Highway, and the most important shipping river in the region.

One of the most theatrical cities of Russia, because in Omsk there are 14 small and large theaters.

The population is ≈ 1.198 million

With a population of almost 1.2 million people, Chelyabinsk seventh in the number of residents in the list of Russian megalopolises. He spread his streets and microdistrics on the natural border of the Urals and Siberia and protrudes the most powerful metallurgical center.

It was founded on the site of a small Bashkir village in 1736, as a watchtorm fortress, and over time, it turned out and became one of the largest in the region.

In Chelyabinsk, the largest electroetallurgical plant in the Russian Federation, which in terms of industrial production is one of the leading in the country.

The population is ≈ 1.231 million.

When there is a small river of Kazan in the Volga, Kazan is the center of Tatarstan, with a fixed brand "Third Capital of Russia".

The origin of the names is associated with the Bulgars, who erected the settlement on the place where the boiler boiled. With Ivan IV, Kazan Khanate was part of the Moscow state.

Today Kazan is the most important cultural center, as well as the cultural capital of Muslims of Russia. 1.231 million people live in it.

The population is ≈ 1.260 million

One of the oldest in Russia Nizhny Novgorod rose on the banks of the Volga in 1221 at the order of Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich.

One of the significant events in history was the formation of a folk militia from Novgorod, who put the end of the Troubles, and saved the Russian state from a foreign intervention.

In the Soviet period, like most other cities, Nizhny Novgorod was renamed Gorky. At the present stage of development, the Nizhnya acts as a large cultural and educational center with a population of 1 million 260 thousand people.

The population is ≈ 1.456 million

The list continues the largest megalopolis of the Urals Ekaterinburg, at one time wearing the name of the Politics and official of the USSR Sverdlov.

Under Petr, I began the operation of a cast-power plant. And Ekaterinburg, as the capital of the Gornozavodsky region, was erected. It is necessary to visit this city, and stand up one foot in Europe, and the other in Asia, because it is through it the boundary of the light of light.

Various nationalities live in Yekaterinburg, and the population is almost one and a half million inhabitants.

The population is ≈ 1.603 million.

Handsome of Novosibirsk grown with little Nikolsky's graveyard, because Novo-Nikolaevsk called Novo-Nikolaevsk until 1925. Today, 1.6 million people live in his feature and outskirts.

The large industrial center of Russia is one of the leading countries in the economic development of the country. In addition, cultural and educational institutions, traffic junctions are concentrated here.

The center of the Siberian Federal District is located on the picturesque shores of the reservoir formed as a result of the construction of Obska.

The population is ≈ 5.282 million.

St. Petersburg on the right became a symbol of the Russian desire to enter the sea, and the glory of the Russian navy. After all, it was from here that the glorious victories of Russia at sea began.

Within the northern capital, 5 million 282 thousand people live. It is built on the Islands of the Neva Delta and the most beautiful Finnish bay. Petropavlovskaya Fortress and Peterhof became real business cards of St. Petersburg.

Each year of the most beautiful megalopolis of Europe with multiple sights and museums attend millions of tourists from around the world.

The population is ≈ 12.381 million.

The capital of the Russian Federation is not only the largest Russian city, but also the largest in Europe. As a result of the accession of new territories, the population of Moscow is 12.4 million people.

Tens of thousands of tourists visit the most important cultural center. Many monuments of architecture and history are made to the treasury of world culture.

Moscow is growing and developing, both quantitatively and qualitatively. At the present stage of development of the capital, the most important task of the city authorities is to solve the problems of updating the housing stock and the creation of modern transport lines.

The biggest cities of Russia, however, like small, have a glorious and heroic history, and it does not matter, they are based on the period of ancient Russia, or when developing eastern lands in a new time.

In completion, we note that data on the population of Russian large cities is relevant for the summer of 2017. Watching the dynamics can conclude that the city of Russia is growing, both in the population and in the area.